Gahanna Sanctuary Reviews
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4.4 out of 5 rating
4.4 out of 5 rating
25 reviews
89% recommend it
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Alyssa G. Sent on 11/06/2019A beautiful historic venue
This is a beautiful venue that is worth looking at. The team at the Sanctuary really does try to make you feel special while you are going through booking. This space is great for couples who wish to do things their own way. The sanctuary provides tables and chairs; they have made gorgeous renovations to this 120+ year old building that gives it a certain charm. The stained glass windows are a breathtaking photo backdrop no matter the time of day or season your wedding is in. I am very thankful that we found this space and held our event here. The lit bell tower is a gorgeous change and was heavily commented on and mentioned by our guests. -
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Isabel B. Sent on 06/16/2019Helpful and Beautiful Venue
After a rocky start to our wedding planning, Gahanna Sanctuary (and Teena, their new director) really helped to make it right! We loved the flexibility of Gahanna Sanctuary and being able to make our own choices for our wedding. They have recently done a lot of updates to the venue that really help it to shine- new carpet, fresh paint, repairs. We loved having our wedding there! -
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Pamela Sent on 10/01/2018Best venue to work with, hands down. The staff was very helpful and answered any questions we had. You get "free reign" of the space and can do almost anything that fits your vision of the day, the only caveat is that there isn't staff to take care of the things venues typically do on day of, but we absolutely made it work. Everyone said what a great venue we chose and we couldn't be happier with our choice. -
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Pamela Sent on 10/01/2018Best venue to work with, hands down. The staff was very helpful and answered any questions we had. You get "free reign" of the space and can do almost anything that fits your vision of the day, the only caveat is that there isn't staff to take care of the things venues typically do on day of, but we absolutely made it work. Everyone said what a great venue we chose and we couldn't be happier with our choice. -
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Brandi Sent on 12/05/2016This venue is great if you want to bring in your own vendors and you don't mind doing the setup on your own. Also, it's a better price if you book on a Friday over a Saturday. This was a great venue and perfect for our wedding. -
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Misty Sent on 11/26/2015This venue is absolutely perfect & versitle! -
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Jaime Sent on 09/18/2012The Olde Gahanna Sanctuary was a great location to get married. The price is incredible and Christy is great to deal with as she is always very responsive. You can bring inyour own catere and alcohol which is very nice. The building has such charm that there are a lot of great places to get photos around the building. Love it! -
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Nyanja Sent on 07/20/2014I love this venue because its old and it doesn't really match decoration. Historical vendor are very nice when you don't want to do much decorating. -
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Emily Sent on 09/10/2019Okay at best
I'd give this place more stars, but the way I was treated by management a few DAYS before my wedding was ridiculous. We signed our contract under the old management, and didn't have any problems at all until days before the wedding. The venue was suppose to be completely ours to use. We paid over a grand to have the entire place to ourselves for our wedding. Well, days before our wedding I was informed that Teena had a few tours she was going to give ON MY WEDDING DAY. Like, possibly during the wedding as she never knew what time my wedding was going to happen. After telling her that wasn't okay with us, she became rude saying that "every other bride is kind enough to let me give tours during the day". Well, don't you think you should at least ask, or let us know that this was going to happen? Nowhere in our contract did it say that, in fact it says you rent the place exclusively for you to use... But she twisted that around to say that it says WE can't do business there... But you can? Give tours on your own dime, not on mine. I was shocked that she thought this was okay. Then after emailing, Gahanna Sanctuary Facebook out a post up about how not to be a bridezilla... Laughable. Yes the place is beautiful, but not very clean at all. There was moldy food in the refrigerator and stuff spilled all in the deep freeze. The bathrooms weren't great either and could use a cleaning. There is no air flow to the bridal suite or where the men got ready. Other than that... It was okay. I'm not trying to bash the place, it wasn't terrible. Just be warned that you might get unexpected visitors during your big day. -
Renee M. Sent on 06/11/2021
Horrible Experience
I would NOT recommend using the Gahanna Sanctuary for any event. My sister got married May 29, 2021. We booked the venue in 2019 for a wedding in May 2020. We moved the date to 2021 because of COVID. ONE WEEK before the wedding, we went to the venue to square out some final details, just to find the venue under construction. The entire front of the building was torn apart. We planned to take pictures out front, knowing it was beautiful, or so we thought. The front of the church area was marked off with ugly green plastic fencing, the sidewalk was ripped out, the stairs leading to both doors were gone. The two doors at the front could not be used.
Not only did we arrive to a mess, but the coordinator, John, did not even have the courtesy to tell us the construction was taking place (even though it started two months earlier!). We had to ask the only construction worker if the job would be finished by Saturday, only to find out the timeline for completion was much after our event.
John was unprofessional, rude, and displayed poor communication skills regarding the matter. And, on top of the frustration of holding a wedding reception at a construction site, John was prepared to charge us to use the venue the day before the wedding. John did not apologize once for the mess and was very unsympathetic. He told us that all other parties that rented prior to us had no problem with the construction (which I cannot believe), so, therefore, we should not have a problem either. We were not happy with the experience and customer service and I would not recommend using the venue. Save your time, frustration, and money! -
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